Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-01-28
The sales of Gen. Logsn's book have in

creased enormously since MS death.
Rich discoveries OF gold and silver have
been found In Bastitourt county, Va.
John Gilman Clark Of Worcester, Mass,
has given 100000 to found university
| In that city.
Mrs Grant has turned over to the Grant
monument fund the sum Of $685.. 30, back
pay belonging to the general and recently
audited by the treasury department. Mrs.
Grant regards the money as too sacred to
be used for any other purpose than as an
Offering toward the building Of q monu-
ment.
Maine, California, Minnesota, Pennsyl-
vania, Connecticut, Massachusetts,, Della
ware and Missouri elected United States
senators on the 18th inst
The Illinois legislature balloted for Unit
ed States senator on the 18th In the SEN
ate the vote stood: Charles =. Farwell
republican, 30; William X. Morrison
(democrat), 10; Benjamin w. Goodhue 2.
In the house the vote stood: Farwell rs,
Morrison 81, Goodhue /, David McCullocb
(prohibitionist) |.
The winter carnival at st. Paul opened
on the 18th inst.
Anthony Handy and Elsie Walker OF
Darien, Ca, aged ~ and - respectively,
were at play, when Anthony became angry
at the girl and deliberately shot her.
Ex-Gov. Curtain Of Pennsylvania, has
recently had an operation performed on
his right eye, which has been sightless for
twenty years. The sight was instantly re-
stored.
Iu all EncfAr n "a IN
nous abolitionists of Massachusetts,, is
dead
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris will spend the
winter with her mother.
Francis Murphy secured 1000 signatures
TO his total abstinence pledge during his
recent visit TO Cincinnati
Mrs. Joseph Postlethwate, who lost her
husband and two sons in the Baltimore q
Ohio wreck, has brought suit against the
company for $4,000 damages.
Chicago carpenters have issued circu-
lar setting forth that they will demand 30
cents per hour and hour per day after
April /.
Southern citizens have issued circular
caller attention 10 the unprotected cities
Of the south asking that some means Of
relief be devised
trapper named Cashier, living in the
Creve Occur bottoms, near st. Louis No.
left his house, leaving his paralytic wife
and servant girl behind. While he was
gone the house caught fire. and as the girl
was in the attic from which the only exit
was a trap door both women were burned
alive. Nothing but few charred pieces
NJ flash 1aft IN foil fba
Mr. Sherman has offered in the senate
an amendment TO be proposed TO the sun
dry civil service bill 20 appropriate $1,000
20 put new fences around the cemeteries
in which confederate dead are buried near
Columbus, O., and on Johnson's island.
Franklin Nyo, father of the well known
humorlst, died at River Falls, Wis, re-
Gently.
The presidents OF coal mine companies
in the Georges Greek and Cumberland,
Pa. districts have promised an increase in
wages on March, l, and thus averted an
immense strike.
Forest fires have done great damage in
the vicinity of Eureka Springs, Ark.
Oil in immense quantities has been dis
covered in Roanoke, Va
Four tramps who were stealing a ride on
a car loaded with cotton, were burned to
death near Paducah Ky, on the 18th inst.
The men had crawled into the car at
Memphis, after it was locked, through n
wind ow at the end. Whether black or
white men il was impossible to say
The wife Of James Cahalek, an industri-
Gus Bohemian carpenter Of Cleveland.
murdered six of her children and then
committed suicide Two older children
had been sent on some trivial errand, after
the father had gone TO work, and in their
ebsence the horrible deed was committed.
monument will be built in ST. Louis TO
the memory of J. j. Upphurch founder OF
the ancient order Of united workmen A
! ten-cent subscription will be asked from
each member Of the order.
The boiler in saw mill owned by Jack
son Norris in Davies county. Ind, eXplod
ed the other morning Norris, his two
! sons and William McAtec were killed out
/ right. their bodice being terribly mangled.
! The mill and machinery were totally
wrecked The boiler was Old
Hereafter all employees Of the Baltimore
! & Ohio road will be required TO sign TO tai
abstinence pledge.
Joseph Waukega, a full blooded Indian
! from the White Earth reservation in Min
nesota, was ordained an Episcopal minis
ter the other day. His bishop says that
J he passed an examination of which any
man might be proud.
A party OF Pinkerton men were stationed
/ In the yards OF the Delaware Lackawanna
and Western company in Jersey City.
Occasionally the detectives were pelted
with snow balls by a lot OF boys. Atlength
| the leader OF the detectives stepped out
and three shots were fired at the boys,
whereupon a boy named Hogan fell dead.
Three Of the Pinkerton men were arrested
and taken to police headquarters.
Several hundred acres Of land in the
vicinity OF Tahlequah l. r., have been
swept by prairie fire. Severe losses to
stock and property are reported.
The lower house OF the Illinois legisla-
ture has voted $4,000 to build a monu-
ment to Gen. Logan.
Rich veins OF coal have been discovered
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